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The anatomist overtaken by the watch in carrying off Miss W--ts in a hamper

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Title
The anatomist overtaken by the watch in carrying off Miss W--ts in a hamper
Names
Austin, William, 1721-1820 (Artist)
Foote, Samuel, 1720-1777 (Dedicatee)
Collection

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: visual materials

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1773-05-01
Place: London
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz VMAT
Shelf locator: Pforz VMAT (FF 0147)
Topics
Hunter, William, 1718-1783 -- Caricatures and cartoons
Body snatching -- Great Britain
Grave robbing -- Great Britain
Genres
Prints
Notes
Source note: All known copies have the first "in" in the title scratched away, but faintly visible.
Numbering: Numbered '8' in upper right of plate.
Content: Eighth plate in the series: Nature display'd both serious and comic in 12 designs dedicated to S. Foot Esqr.
Citation/reference: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, 5119
Exhibitions: Digitized in relation to the exhibition "It’s Alive! Frankenstein at 200," but not an exhibited item. The exhibition was a collaboration between The Morgan Library & Museum and The New York Public Library: https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/frankenstein
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: 1 print :etching ; 27.4 x 39.4 cm (plate mark)
Description
William Hunter, carrying a dilapidated skull, flees from a watchman as a third man points at the escaping anatomist; on the ground is a basket, the lid of which has fallen open to reveal the body of a young woman in a shroud.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19980492
RLIN/OCLC: 81515191
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20813960
NYPL Exhibition ID: ML 18.X4021
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d68bf0c0-012a-0135-ea98-0b3ceced709c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1721: Creator Born
  • 1773: Issued
  • 1820: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "The anatomist overtaken by the watch in carrying off Miss W--ts in a hamper" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1773-05-01. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec48e0a0-012a-0135-79f8-57d6a8d7a980

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "The anatomist overtaken by the watch in carrying off Miss W--ts in a hamper" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec48e0a0-012a-0135-79f8-57d6a8d7a980

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1773-05-01). The anatomist overtaken by the watch in carrying off Miss W--ts in a hamper Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ec48e0a0-012a-0135-79f8-57d6a8d7a980

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The anatomist overtaken by the watch in carrying off Miss W--ts in a hamper